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Barisal Bulls 130 for 4 (Perera 34*, Nabil 1-12) beat Comilla Victorians 129 for 8 (Samuels 48, Hider 2-34) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Samuels’ 48 was the game’s highest score, while Mashrafe’s wicket-less four overs went for 21 runs © Raton Gomes/BCB Barisal Bulls opened their account in this season’s BPL with a six-wicket win over Comilla Victorians, whose fight fizzled out during a fourth-wicket stand of 49…

Darren Bravo denied Dave Cameron’s statement that the West Indies batsman had been offered Grade A contracts in the past © AFP WICB chairman Dave Cameron has said Darren Bravo was offered a Grade C contract as his “poor” recent performances did not merit a higher pay grade. Cameron also revealed that out of the 15 players who were recently offered WICB contracts till September 2017, only Kraigg Brathwaite and…

Darren Bravo denied Dave Cameron’s statement that the West Indies batsman had been offered Grade A contracts in the past © AFP WICB chairman Dave Cameron has said Darren Bravo was offered a Grade C contract as his “poor” recent performances did not merit a higher pay grade. Cameron also revealed that out of the 15 players who were recently offered WICB contracts till September 2017, only Kraigg Brathwaite and…

Paul Franks has been a Nottinghamshire stalwart for nearly two decades © Getty Images Paul Franks, the Nottinghamshire allrounder, has been promoted from his role as second-team captain and academy coach to become Peter Moores’ first-team assistant. Franks, 37, whose playing career at Trent Bridge began in 1997, retired from the first-class game as a player in 2015, and went on to take his ECB Level 4 coaching qualification. He…

New Zealand 309 for 4 (Satterthwaite 137*, Martin 65) beat Pakistan 142 for 4 (34.2 overs) (Abidi 45, Khan 33, Bates 2-21) by 60 runs (D/L)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Amy Satterthwaite’s 137 was New Zealand’s fourth-highest individual score © Getty Images Amy Satterthwaite‘s 117-ball 137 powered New Zealand women to 309 for 4 – their sixth highest total in ODIs – before Pakistan women’s chase was interrupted by rain in…

New Zealand 309 for 4 (Satterthwaite 137*, Martin 65) beat Pakistan 142 for 4 (34.2 overs) (Abidi 45, Khan 33, Bates 2-21) by 60 runs (D/L)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Amy Satterthwaite’s 137 was New Zealand’s fourth-highest individual score © Getty Images Amy Satterthwaite‘s 117-ball 137 powered New Zealand women to 309 for 4 – their sixth highest total in ODIs – before Pakistan women’s chase was interrupted by rain in…

Faf du Plessis said both sides found reverse swing in Perth © Cricket Australia/Getty Images The week leading up to the Hobart Test has been dominated by talk of contrasting success with reverse swing. Australia, through Josh Hazlewood, have made clear their envy of South Africa’s ability to get the ball moving. South Africa, through Dean Elgar. have admitted their attack enjoys the reverse-swinging ball but distanced themselves from having…

Faf du Plessis: “Resilience generally comes from a position of defence, when you’re in trouble. So we trying to make sure that we can be a little bit stronger by putting teams in that position first and not be them doing it to us” © Getty Images It’s been more than two years since South Africa have held a mid-series advantage against anyone but West Indies, so they might be…

India 162 for 1 (Pujara 62*, Vijay 57*) trail England 537 by 375 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Gautam Gambhir was lbw after moving too far across his crease © Associated Press M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara followed India’s 68-run opening stand with half-centuries, and their unbeaten partnership of 94 kept England at bay in an engrossing session in Rajkot. Only one wicket fell for 99 runs in the first…